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Whistling Properties - Asian Selection National Camp 2011
Jointly Organized by: Gujarat State Billiards Association (GSBA) and The Sports Club Limited, Gujarat

 

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Indians have been playing billiards for several decades since the games' introduction into the subcontinent in the early 20th century. India has produced numerous world class billiards players who have won several international trophies. India has produced more World Champions in Billiards than most of the other countries in the world.

 

The reign of the Indian Billiards players started in the year 1958, when Wilson Jones became the first Indian to win the coveted World Amateur Billiards Championship, held in Kolkata (earlier known as Calcutta). He was the first ever World Champion for Independent India in any sports. Jones' achievement was an early inspiration to Indian billiards players. During the 1960s and 1970s, Indian billiards players like Michael Ferreira, Geet Sethi etc. continued the tradition of Wilson Jones and became the world champions in Billiards.

 

India's tradition of producing world champions in billiards continued in the recent era, with the advent of Pankaj Advani who won the World Championship in both the formats, Point as well as Time, in 2005, held at Malta. Apart from Advani, Rupesh Shah is another accomplished Indian billiards player. In India, Cue Sports is managed by the Billiards & Snooker Federation of India (BSFI) with State wise Associations in operation to manage at the macro level. The selection process for players to represent the country is rigorous and Selection Camps play a pivotal part.

 

This year, the Gujarat State Billiards Association is for the first time hosting the National Selection Camp jointly with The Sports Club Ltd., under the Auspices of BSFI.  The top 8 Snooker and top 8 Billiards players shall compete in the Camp to be played in the Tournament League format. The results will decide the players to represent India in the Asian Billiards and Asian Snooker championships and also the points earned are added to decide the National Rankings and carried forward to the next camp.

 

Padmashree & Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee & former World Champion Geet Sethi, Padmashree & former World Champion & current Asian Games Gold medalist Pankaj Advani, Local hero and former World Champion Rupesh Shah, Current National Champion Alok Kumar, Aditya Mehta, Dhruv Sitvala, Shyam Jagtiani, Ashok Shandilya and others will be participating in the camp.

 

Total number of matches  in each discipline will be 28. Snooker will be best of 7 Frames and Billiards will be 100up best of 5. Snooker will be limited to 2 matches a day per player and Billiards to 3.  The organizers propose to give away Prizes in cash and kind worth around Rs. 1.0 lacs to the winners.

 

Click here to check the results of this camp.

 

Whistling Properties is the Title Sponsor, while Yash Aqua are Associate Sponsors. Vinayak Marketing has joined as Co-Sponsors.  Kensville Golf & Country Club are the hospitality partner while Radio Mirchi is the Broadcasting Partner.

 

Ahmedabad :: 23 February 2011

 

 

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